I enjoyed this film and they way that it told a very moving story about faith, the Taliban and modern Britain. The stories central character was the one sane person with most to lose - yet the film never tried to explain his actions but showed him wrestling with his conscious as he struggled to do what he did. It was like watching men daring each other to go one step further a kind of 'waving not drowning' scenario, before they realised they had gone too far - the scene in the café was brilliant as was the comical death of the most lovable of the gang.
The mad mullah character was brilliant - by casting a white man in this role I think the director was trying to get a white audience to understand these characters are in 'our' terms. He neatly brought across the pointlessness of suicide bombing and the heavy handed attitude of the state - brilliant piece of film making.
The mad mullah character was brilliant - by casting a white man in this role I think the director was trying to get a white audience to understand these characters are in 'our' terms. He neatly brought across the pointlessness of suicide bombing and the heavy handed attitude of the state - brilliant piece of film making.